36
touchy(adjective, kind, soft, easy, gentle)
34
tricky(adjective, hard, easy, difficult, delicate)
33
sore(adjective, hard, hurt, difficult, tender)
33
delicate(adjective, calm, hurt, soft, moderate)
33
tender(adjective, calm, feeling, understanding, hurt)
31
painful(adjective, hard, hurt, difficult, tender)
30
precarious(adjective, hard, difficult, delicate, uncertain)
29
difficult(adjective, hard, delicate, tender, lively)
27
sympathetic(adjective, calm, help, feeling, understanding)
24
problematic(adjective, hard, difficult, delicate, uncertain)
24
sticky(adjective, hard, difficult, delicate, complex)
23
perceptive(adjective, understanding, open, keen, sharp)
22
complex(adjective, hard, difficult, delicate, awkward)
22
thorny(adjective, hard, difficult, complex)
21
responsive(adjective, help, feeling, understanding, open)
21
considerate(adjective, calm, help, feeling, understanding)
21
troubled(adjective, hard, difficult, complex)
21
arduous(adjective, hard, difficult, complex, painful)
21
complicated(adjective, hard, difficult, complex)
21
dire(adjective, hard, difficult, complex, painful)
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